A Type 2/Class II device should be Installed at the main incoming supply (Unless the application requires Type 1) and at any electrical switchboard more than 10 metres from the upstream SPD, to protect against overvoltages caused by atmospheric or switching activity. Critical or sensitive equipment may require a additional protection from a Type 2 or Type 3 device.
Type 2 SPD is characterized by an 8/20 µs current wave.